Miscellaneous Definition

mĭsə-lānē-əs
adjective
Consisting or formed of various kinds; varied; mixed.
A box of miscellaneous candies.
Webster's New World
Having various qualities, abilities, etc.; many-sided.
Webster's New World
Having a variety of characteristics or aspects.
A website providing miscellaneous information.
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Origin of Miscellaneous

  • From Latin miscellāneus from miscellus mixed from miscēre to mix meik- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed"), from misceō (“mix").

    From Wiktionary

Miscellaneous Sentence Examples

  • A French translation of the Miscellaneous Works by Marigne appeared at Paris in 1798.

  • I do not know what books we have, but I think it is a miscellaneous (I think that is the word) collection....

  • The fifth Nikaya is a miscellaneous collection of treatises, mostly very short, on a variety of subjects.

  • This does appear to be a very miscellaneous list!

  • There are miscellaneous manufactures, and in 1905 the factory product was valued at $3,090,312.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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miscellaneous

Words Starting With M and Ending With S

Starts With M & Ends With SStarts With MI & Ends With SStarts With M & Ends With US

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With M13 Letter Words Ending With S